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ANN ARBOR, MI - Collex Collision Experts has opened a new facility in Woodhaven, Mich. -- the company's 12th collision repair location in Michigan and the company's 15th overall.
Read More →SAN ANTONIO, TX - Service King Collision Repair Centers, a Texas-based operator of collision repair facilities in the Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston markets, said it has agreed to acquire Alamo Body and Paint, a collision repair provider with eight locations in San Antonio.
Read More →WASHINGTON - An executive of a U.S. distributor has agreed to plead guilty and serve jail time for his participation in a global conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights, the Department of Justice announced.
Read More →ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland legislators are considering a bill (SB 48) that would prohibit the installation of a salvaged air bag in a motor vehicle. The bill would also require collision repairers to maintain certain records in connection with the sale or installation of a vehicle air bag.
Read More →TORRANCE, CA - Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. recently distributed a bulletin to collision repair centers, warning them that the use of non-OEM parts on Toyota vehicles has the potential to compromise vehicle safety and performance.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI - In the latest development in the ongoing debate over the safety of aftermarket crash parts, Ford Motor Co. announced that its recent round of low-speed crash tests showed that a commonly used aftermarket bumper beam absorbs less crash energy than the vehicle's original bumper beam or a genuine Ford replacement bumper beam.
Read More →LOS ANGELES - Two major collision-repair companies, Caliber Collision Centers and AutoBody America, recently opened new locations, according to reports from CollisionWeek.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The Technical Committee of the Certified Automotive Parts Association has approved the CAPA 501 Standard for the certification of aftermarket bumper parts which includes steel bumpers (front and rear), steel reinforcements (rebars), bumper brackets and energy absorbers.
Read More →LAS VEGAS - NSF International is developing a one-of-a-kind automotive aftermarket collision parts distributor certification program that will close the gap in the supply chain between part manufacturers and body shops.
Read More →MANASSAS, VA - The Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA) has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that Hyundai and Honda may have violated the Magnuson-Moss Act when the automakers warned vehicle owners against the use of recycled and aftermarket crash parts and indicated they could void warranties, SearchAutoParts.com reported.
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